6-sulfamyl-3, 7-disubstituted-1, 2, 3-benzotriazines



United States Patent can Cyanamid Company, New York, N.Y.', a corpora-'tion of Maine a No Drawing. Filed Apr. 26, 1960, Ser. No. 24,664

" 9 Claims. (Cl. 260-240) This invention relates to new organiccompounds. More particularly, it relates' to 7-halo-6-sulfamyl-l,2,3-benzotriazin-4-(3H)-ones and methods of preparing the same.

i In the past, 3-substituted 1,2,3-benzotriazin-(3H)-4- ones have beendescribed [Van Heyningen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 77, 6562 (1955)]. The priorart compounds, however, have no substituents in benzene portion of thebenzo- .triazine nucleus and, furthermore, they do not have thephysiological properties possessed by-the present compounds.

. The new compounds of the present invention can be illustrated by thefollowing general formula:

N-R HzNOaS Y acetate, chloroform, benzene, toluene, ether, petroleumether and the like. They are amphoteric substances forming both acid andbase addition salts such as hydro-' chlorides, hydrobromides, sodioderivatives and the like.

The compounds of the present invention can be prepared by the followinggeneral reaction:

hereinafter in the examples.

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2 amine is then added to the reaction mixture to form the desired3-benzyl-7-chloro-6-sulfamyl-1,2,3-benzotriazine- (3H)-4-one.

The 4-halo-5-sulfamylanthranilic acids are known com pounds. Thepreparation of substituted 4-haloortrifiuoromethyl-S-sulfamylanthranilic. acids wherein R of the generalformula has different substitutents is described The compounds of thepresent invention have activity as diuretics- Forexample, the compound6-sulfamyl- 1,2,

3-benzotria zin-4-(3H)-onehas activity greater than that of6-chloro-7-sulfamoy1-2(H)-l,2,4-benzothiodiazine-1,1- dioxide. Thelatter is a well known and widely used die uretic. Diuretics are usedfor the relief of water in the tissues often resulting from a heartcondition. They are also used for the relief of pre-menstral tension andsimilar periods of stress. Diuretics often aid in lowering the bloodpressure to some extent where hypertension is present along with edema.

The present compounds can beadministered in the form of tablets, pills,capsules or other pharmaceutical forms when compounded with suitable.fillers, excipients, diluents and the like. I I

The following examples describe the preparation of representativecompounds of the present invention. Parts are by weight unless otherwiseindicated.

Example I I -A, mixture of 1.3 g.#(0.00'52 mole) of 4-chloro-5-sulfamylanthranilic acid, 10 ml. of reagent methanol and 1 ml. ofconcentrated sulfuric acid is heated at reflux temperature for 18'hours.The methanol is evaporated off under reduced pressure and the residue ispoured into 50- ml. ofice-water. I The mixture is made basic with sodiumbicarbonate and the white precipitate filtered off;

, Wt. 130 .g. (93%) of the desired ester,'melting" point 225*230 C. IRecrystallization of a 200 mg. sample three times-from ethanol affords100mg. of the analytical 1 product,methyl-4-chloro-S-sulfamylanthranilate,'- melting point 223 27 c. I, v

'A' solutionof 0.20 g. (0.00076 chloro-5-sulfamylanthranilatein 2 ml. ofmethanol 'is treated with 10ml; of ammonium hydroxide, stoppered' andallowed to stand for 72 hours at room temperature.

The solution is evaporated under reduced pressure to dryness and theresidue tritura-ted with 2 ml. of 5% sodium t..bicarbonate. Theinsoluble precipitate is filtered OE and washed with cold water yielding0.12 g. (63.2%) of the desired amide, melting point 260-268 C. (dec.,elf). A once recrystallized sample from ethanol melts at 272-274 C.(dec., elf). The LR. of thiscompound is identical .a with that of anauthentic sample. Acidification of the in which X and R are as definedabove. The reaction-is I usually carried out by diazotizin-g a4-halo-5-sulfamylor 4-trifiuoromethyl-5sulfamyl anthranilamide underslightly tional period may sometimes be desirable afterthe addition toallow completion of the reaction. The diazotization is eifected by meansof nitrous acid whether added as such or prepared in situ. Ordinarily,the insoluble prodbicarbonate wash with concentratedhydrochloric acidyields 50 mg. (25%) of 4-chloro-5-sulfamylanthranilic acid,melting-point 255.-257 C. (dec., elf).

A stirred suspension of 2.5 g. (0.010 mole) of 4-chloro-S-sulfamylanthranilamide in 5 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid and30 ml. of wateris chilled to 5 ,C. and

a solution of 1.0 g. (0.015 mole of sodium nitrite in 20 ml. of water isadded gradually over 10 minutes. The reaction mixtureclearsto astraw-color liquid and soon ,a precipitate begins to appear. :At thispoint, the reaction mixture is made basic with 10 N sodium hydroxideand-then reacidified immediately to Congo red:paper with concentratedhydrochloric acid. Thereaction tem.-

perature during all of. theseoperations is maintained between 510 C..The precipitated solid .is filtered off,

not precipitates from solution and may be collected by filtration.

A variation of the method of this invention is illustrated by ExampleVI, below. Here the methyl ester of 4- chloro-S-sulfamylanthranilic acidis diazotized and benzylwashed with a minimum amount of ice water andthen air dried; wt.-2.5 g.; (96%). A 0.50 g. sample of the abovematerialrecrystallized from ml. of boiling water affords 0.28 g. (56%)of 7-chloro-6-sulfamy1-1,2,3-ben- I zotriazin-4(3H)-one, a crystallinewhite solid melting at mole) of methyl-4- I 270-272 C. (dec.). Thiscompound is highly active as a diuretic and has the structural formulaiTo an ice-cold solution of 10 ml. (50% by vol.)

aqueous ethylamine (0.076 mole) and 1 ml. of methanol, is added 1.32 g.(0.00500 mole)-of methyl-4-chlor'o=5-* sulfamylanthranilate and thestoppered reaction flask is allowed tostand at room temperature for90'hours. The clear solution is evaporated under reduced pressure to awhite solid. This is triturated with 25' ml. of sodiumbicarbonatesolution and the insoluble material isfiltered oif, washed with aminimum amount of cold water and air dried; wt. 1.0 g (73%) meltingpoint 207211 C. The filtrate and the washings combined on acidificationwith dilute hydrochloric acid gave a whitesolid (0.3 g.) which melts at250-256 C. (dec.) and is identified as the4-chloro-5-sulfamylanthranilic acid by comparing its LR. spectrum withthat of an authentic sample. An 02 g. sample of the crude amideN-ethyl-4 chloro-5-sulfl amylanthranilamide on one recrystallizationfrom ethanol gives 0.15 g".(75% of a crystalline white solid melt ing at215-217" C.

An ice-cold suspension (2 C.) of 2.8 g. (0.010 mole) ofN-ethyl-4chloro-5sulfamylanthranilamide in 50 ml.

of 3 N-hydrochloric acid is treated rapidly with a solution of 0.7 g.(0.01 mole) of sodium nitrite in 7 ml. of water. The resultantstraw-color solution onstirring for them at the ice-water temperaturesoon deposits awhite solid which is; filtered ofi, washed with a minimumamount of ice water and air-dried; wt. 2.0 g., melting point 180-184 C.From'theflltrate an additional 0.5

' g. of solid melting. at 182-185 C. is obtained. Total yield, 2.5 g.(89%). An analytical sample is prepared by dissolving 2.5 g. of theabove material in aqueous ethanol and clarifying the solution withactivated carbon. The recovery is 1.9 g. (76%) of a glistening whitesolid, 7-chloro-3-ethyl-6-sulfamyl -y 1,2,3 benzotriazin-4-(3H)- one,melting at 186-187" C., This compound possesses" high diuretic activityand has the following structural formula: g

methyl 4-chloro-5 sulfamylanthranilate in 50' ml. of 3N hydrochloricacid is added 1.4 g'. (0.022 mole) of sodium nitrite in' 10 ml. of waterwhile maintaining the temperature below 10 C. Stirring is continued for20 minutes after addition is complete and the mixture is neutralized bythedropwise addition of 25 ml. of 5 N sodium hydroxidefollowed by theaddition of 4.01111. (0.040 mole) of benzylarnin'e; taking care that-themixture remains at 5-10 C. Stirring is continued for 1 hour and theinsoluble-white precipitate isfiltered 0E giving 1.2 g. (24.6%)recoveryof the starting ester, melting point 223-226" C. (clear) The water phaseis exhaustively extracted with ether which, on evaporation to"dryne'ssunder reduced pressure, afiords 1.2 g. (17.8%); of the desired product;3-benzyl-7-chloro-6-sulfamyl-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4-(3H)-one, meltingpoint 185-195 C. (dec. cit). Two-recrystallizations from ethanol(activated canbon) yield'an analytical sample; melting point 193-194" C.(clear-). a

4 Example IV A solution of 2.5 g. (0.010 mole) of methyl 4-chloro-5-sulfamylanthranilate in a mixture of 10 ml. of methanol, 10 ml. of,G-dimethylamino-ethylamine and 5 ml. of water is allowed to stand in astoppered flask at room temperature for 48 hours. The solution isevaporated under reduced pressure to an amber colored syrup. The syrupistriturated with 20 ml. of 5% sodium bicarbonate and chilled to yield atacky solid. The solid is dissolved in 10 ml. of warm ethanol andacidified with 5 ml. of alcoholie hydrochloric acid afiordin g 1.1 g.(31.5 of a white granular precipitate; N-(B-dimethylaminokthyl-4-chloro-S-sulfamylanthranilamide HCl, melting point 258-260 C. (dec.,eff) Two recrystallizations from 95% aqueous ethanol containing one dropof dilute hydrochloric acid gives a 50% recovery of an analyticalsample, melting point 269272 C. (dec., elf). Acidification ofthe sodiumbicarbonate Wash yields 0.40 g. (20%) of 4-chloro-5-sulfamylanthrani1icacid, melting point 255257 C. (dec.).

A stirred suspension of 1.0 g. (0.0028 mole) ofN-(fidimethylamino)ethyl-4-chloro 5-sulfamylanthranilamide I HCl in 10ml. of 3 N hydrochloric acid is chilled to 0? To a stirred suspension of4.9 g. (0.020 mole)"of' vof alcoholic hydrochloric acid gives mg. ofproduct,

7 --chloro 3 (fi dimethylamino)ethyl-6-sulfamyl-l,2,3-benzotriazin-4-(3H)-one HCl, melting point 286-287 C. (dec., efi.). a

r V Example V A solution of 5.0 g; (0.018 mole) of methyl 4-chloro-S-suIfamyIanthranilate, 50 ml. of methanol and 200ml. of 25% aqueousmethylamine is allowed to stand at room temperature in a stoppered flaskfor 64 hours. Evaporation to dryness under reduced pressure of thesolution,

followed' by trituration with 100 ml. of 5% sodium 'bi-' carbonate givesan off-White solid. Yield: 4.4 g., (93.7%) melting point 276-280 C. Tworecrystallizations of a 100 mg. sample from ethanol (approximately 100ml.) afiford 60 mg. of a shiny white crystalline solid; N-methyl4-chloro-5-sulfamylanthranilamide, melting point 274- 276 C.

A stirred suspension of 3.6 g. (0.014 mole) of N-methyl4-chloro-5-sulfarnylanthranilamide in 50 ml. of 3 N hydrochloric acid ischilled to 0 C. and treated with 1.0 g. (0.015 mole) of sodium nitritein 25 ml. of water maintaining a temperature below 10 C. A clear yellowsolution forms rapidly followed by precipitation of a light yellowsolid. A-fter stirring at 10 C. for 2 hours the precipitate is filteredofi. The solid is triturated with .500 ml. of hot ethanol and, as thecompound is fairly Example VI A- solutionof- 0.50 g. (0.0020 mole) ofmethyl 4-chlor0- 5-sulfamylanthranilate in 10 ml. of hydrazine hydrateis allowed to stand at room temperature for hours.

After evaporating to dryness under reduced pressure, the residue istritu'rated with 15 ml. of 5% sodium bicarbonate and the solid isfiltered off and washed thoroughly with water. Recrystallization fromlarge quantities of ethanol affords 0.21 g. (41%) of the desiredhydrazide, 4-chloro-5-sulfamylanthranilhydrazide, melting point 238- 241C. (dec., eff).

A mixture of 1.8 g. (0.0068 mole) of4-chloro-5-sulfamylanthranilhydrazide, 0.79 ml. (0.0068 mole) ofacetophenone and 0.15 ml. of glacial acetic acid in 150 ml. of ethanolis refluxed for 1 hour. Since all of the hydrazide fails to go intosolution, an additional 100 ml. of ethanol is added and refluxing iscontinued for 3 hours. The resulting light yellow solution is allowed tostand at room temperature over the weekend. The pale yellow solid whichprecipitated is filtered ofi. Evaporation of the filtrate to 50 ml.under reduced pressure gives a second crop of crystals which, whencombined with the first, gives 2.2 g. (86%) of the desired hydrazone,melting point 257-260" C. (dec., efl.). Recrystallization of a 100 mg.sample of this from ethanol yields 65 mg. of product, N-4-chloro-S-sulfamylanthranOyI-N -(ix-methylbenzylidene) hydrazine,melting point 25826l C. (dec. elf).

A m'xture of 2.0 g. (0.0054 mole) of N -4-chloro-5- sulfamylanthranoyl-N-(ot-methylbenzylidene) hydrazine in 10 ml. of glacial acetic acid and 3ml. of water is chilled to and treated with 0.46 g. (0.0066 mole) ofsodium nitrite in 3 ml. of water while maintaining a temperature of 0-5C. The mixture is stirred at 5 C. for 1 hour, but since a clear solutionis not obtained, it is allowed to warm to room temperature and stirredfor an additional 2 /2 hours. The mixture is filtered to remove thesolid precipitate which is then heated with 50 ml. of ethanol and thesolid which fails to go into solution is filtered off. This ethanolinsoluble fraction is identified as the starting material, 1.5 g. (75%),melting point 250 253 C. (dec., eff). The ethanol solution on chillinggives 0.14 g. (7%) of the product, 7-chloro-3-(u-methylbenzylidene)amino-6-sulfamyl 1,2,3 benzotriazin-4- (3H)-one, melting point 228230 C.(dec., elf). Two recrystallizations of a 100 mg. sample from ethanolgives 40 mg. of shiny yellow plates, melting point 237240 C. (dec.,efr".).

Example VII A suspension of 0.30 g. (0.0078 mole) of 7-chloro-3-(ot-methylbenzylidine) amino-6-sulfamy1-1,2,3-benzotriazine-4-(3H)-onein 10 ml. of 3 N hydrochloric acid is heated on the steam bath withstirring for minutes. The solid is filtered from the hot solution. Astrong odor of acetophenone is observed; therefore, the precipitate iswashed with 10 ml. of ether to remove any traces of acetophenonepresent. Yield of3-amino-7-chloro-6-su1famyl-1,2,3-benzotriazine-4-(3H)-one, 0.16 g.;meln'ng point 222222.5 C. (ei'i). Two recrystallizations of a 100 mg.sample from ethanol affords a 60% recovery of a sample, melting point230-231 C. (dec. e11).

Example VIII The reaction of 10 parts of N-acetyl-5-carboxy toluidinewith an excess of sulfur tetrafluoride at 120150 C. in a sealed tubeaccording to the method of Smith et al., J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 81, 3165(1959) gives N-acetyl-S- trifiuoromethyltoluidine as the principalproduct.

Chlorosulfonation followed by amination with ammonia of 10 parts ofN-acetyl-S-trifiuoromethyltoluidine (prepared above) with chlorosulfonicacid at 80- 100 C. according to the method of Cohen et al., J. Amer.Chem. Soc. 81, 5508 (1959) gives N-acetyl-4-sulfamyl-S-trifiuoromethyltoluidine.

Oxidation of 10 parts of N-acetyl-4-sulfanyl-S-trifluoromethyl toluidine(prepared above) with potassium permanganate by the method of Cohen etal, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 81, 5508 (1959) gives5-sulfamyl-4-trifiuoromethyl- N-acetylanthranilic acid.

A mixture of 5 parts of 5-sulfamyl-4-trifluoromethyl- N-acetylanthranilic acid, 10 ml. of methanol and 1 ml. of concentrated sulfuricacid, on refluxing for 20 hours gives methyl5-sulfamyl-4-trifiuoromethyl anthranilate. A solution of 2 parts ofmethyl-S-sultamy1-4-trifiuoromethyl anthraniiate, 20 parts of methanoland parts of concentrated ammonia stoppered and allowed to stand for 72hours at room temperature gives 5-sulfamyl-4-trifluoromethylanthranilamide as described in the procedure of ExampleI.

A stirred suspension of 25 parts of5-sulfarnyl-4-trifiuoromethylanthranilamide in 50 parts of concentratedhydrochloric acid and 300 parts of water is reacted with 15 parts ofsodium nitrite in 25 parts of water at 5 C. over a 10 minute period.After the addition of the nitrite solution, the reaction mixture is madealkaline with sodium hydroxide and then immediately reacidified withconcentrated hydrochloric acid to Congo red paper. The precipitate thatforms is collected, Washed with cold water and air dried. The product is6-sulfamyl-7-trifluoromethyl-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4 3H) -one.

We claim:

1. A compound selected from the group consisting of those of theformula:

wherein X is a member of the group consisting of haiogen andtrifiuoromethyl radicals and R is a member of the group consisting ofhydrogen, lower alkyl, benzyl, amino, dilower alkylaminoal'xyl anda-lower alkylbenzylideneamino radicals and therapeutically acceptablesalts thereof.

2. The compound 7-chloro-6-sulfamyl-1,2,3-benzotri- N 01 fi mNozs N Rwherein R is lower alkyl.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,809,194 Novello Oct. 8, 1957 2,910,488 Novello Oct. 27, 1959 2,952,680Novello Sept. 13, 1960 OTHER REFERENCES Chem. Abstracts, vol. 19, cols.645-6 (1925).

Van Heyningen: Journ. of the Am. Chem. Soc., vol. 77, pp. 65624 (1955).

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No 3 o'l49o6 December 26 1961 Shreekrishna M0 Gadekar et al0 It is herebycertified that error appears in the above numbered pat ent requiringcorrection and that the said Letters Patent should read as correctedbelow.

Column 3,, lines 3 to 9 the formula should appear as shown below insteadof as in the patent:

N c1 N H NO S H column o line 39 for "benzothiazin" read benzotriazinSigned and sealed this 24th day April 1962.

(SEAL) Attest:

ESTON G. JOHNSON DAVID LADD Attesting Officer Commissioner of Patents

1. A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THOSE OF THEFORMULA:
 7. THE COMPOUND 7-CHLORO-3-(X-METHYLBENZYLIDENE)AMINO-6-SULFANYL-1,2,3-BENZOTRIAN-4(3H)-ONE.